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KYHorn

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  1. Assad's regime loses major city of Daraa in southwestern Syria According to local media reports, government forces surrendered the city without a fight as part of an agreement ensuring the safe withdrawal of Assad's army toward Damascus. Daraa is the administrative center of the province of the same name. Yesterday, Syrian rebels also entered the city of As-Suwayda, the administrative center of the neighboring province.
  2. When he directly confronts the Russians to their face 🥰
  3. "Kherson’s civilians have been, since midsummer, the target of an experiment without precedent in modern European warfare: a concerted Russian campaign to empty a city by stalking its residents with attack drones. The killer machines, sometimes by the swarm, hover above homes, buzz into buildings and chase people down streets in their cars, riding bicycles or simply on foot. The targets are not soldiers, or tanks, but civilian life... Since mid-July, Kherson and its neighboring villages along the western side of the Dnipro river have suffered more than 9,500 attacks with small drones, killing at least 37 people and injuring hundreds more, according to Prokudin, regional prosecutors and police
  4. Olaf Scholz traveled to Kyiv today to meet with Zelensky for photo ops. He announced a new package of military aid valued at EUR 650 million but it later turned out that it was actually the same old package announced in October. Scholz is campaigning as the “Peace Chancellor” and is unlikely to send Ukraine any new substantial military aid packages before the snap elections expected in 3 months ^I highly recommend you hit play
  5. Only visually confirmed kills (he doesn't include people in vehicles that were clearly destroyed, kills that were not on video, etc)
  6. Really helpful thread explaining this from many angles
  7. Some context
  8. Things are moving very quickly
  9. Rybar reports that the Russians have dismissed Lieutenant General Sergey Kisel, the commander of Russia's troop grouping in Syria. Earlier, former Eastern Military District commander Colonel General Alexander Chaiko, implicated in the mass killings in Bucha, was sent to assist him. In effect, this acknowledges a significant blow to Russia's global interests, to which it is unable to respond for well-known reasons—highlighting its weak negotiating position.
  10. A fairly brief retrospective by Phillips O'Brien on the US's handling of the war, with particular shade being thrown at Sullivan. If an argument is going to convince the new administration to take a more pro Ukraine stance, I think it's one like this that frames it in terms of strength and weakness. https://archive.is/qtvRb
  11. Four Seasons is known to host all manner of characters
  12. Pretty good explanation from the WSJ. https://archive.is/H6oWh Russia’s War Economy Shows New Cracks After the Ruble Plunges
  13. Aleppo celebrates the liberation of the city from Assad's army. Aleppo is the second largest city in Syria. It is said that it was literally surrendered without a fight. Russian troops fled and were captured. Russia cannot send aid to the terrorist regime because it is stuck in Ukraine. Iran and its allies lost commanders in the war against Israel and their troops also fled.
  14. Official statements have now arrived. They report that "Ukrainian forces are carrying out widespread attacks on the Rostov region. So far, 30 UAVs have been destroyed and disrupted by electronic warfare systems." It appears the oil refinery effectively fulfilled its role as air defense.
  15. I almost posted a similar point. At the peak today, the Ruble lost over 9% to the Yuan compared to 7% for the dollar.
  16. Russian sources report that during todays “Pro-Turkish forces attack on Assad’s army in Syria near the province of Aleppo.” a group of Russian special forces was destroyed. Here's what Russian military sources say: “This morning in the Syrian province of Aleppo, in its northwestern part, the Idlib militants began their offensive. The cowardly creatures called "Sadiks" performed their favorite maneuver and began to flee not only on foot, but even on tanks. Once again, thus setting up ours. Unfortunately, there is a sad outcome for one of the Russian units. Photos and videos are already being published online. The events are reminiscent of February 2020, when the fleeing Syrians also set up four FSB Special Operations Center employees, who unfortunately died in battle.”
  17. "Okay, a 7% drop in value is enough for today"
  18. Helpful analysis from Bloomberg, but again the numbers are way off because it was written... earlier today. https://archive.is/sYQ11 ... It might hit 119 later today. Last month (https://archive.is/7HK3H) Bloomberg reported the Russians expected 96.5 in 2025... But "100 isn't so scary"
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